Abstract: According to focal problems occurred in the automation technology development of the fully- mechanized coal miming face, the paper analyzed develop ment status of the fully- mechanized complete technology and equipment and stated automation, intelligent and unmanned idea and key technology features of the fully - mechanized coal mining face. The paper introduced new technical development achievements of the automation, intelligence and unmanned fully- mechanized coal mi ning complete equipment, analyzed the main technical problems of the automation, intelligence and unmanned mining applied to the fully- mechanized coal mining face, the restricted factors and problems existed in the present development and discussed the development orientation and technical route of the automation, intelligence an d unmanned fully- mechanized mining complete equipment.